Tommy Dorfman

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Tommy Dorfman (2018)

Tommy Dorfman (born May 13, 1992 in Atlanta ) is an American national and an actor , best known for his portrayal of Ryan Shaver in the Netflix own production Dead Girls Don't Lie .

Life

Dorfman grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, USA . In 2015 Dorfman graduated from Fordham University as a member of the relevant program with a Bachelor in Theater Studies .

Dorfman has been openly gay since beginning his acting career . Dorfman got engaged to Peter Zurkuhlen in April 2015, and the two married on November 12, 2016 in Portland .

In June 2018, Dorfman announced that he would not identify himself as male or female, but as non-binary , and for this reason claimed to be designated in a gender-neutral way with the singular pronoun they (untranslatable in German). Some journalists also use this type of formulation when reporting on Dorfman.

Dorfman's cousin is the lawyer Andi Dorfman , who became known in the United States as a participant in the 18th season of The Bachelor or as The Bachelorette of the tenth season.

Career

A year after graduation, Dorfman found out about the casting for the Netflix series Dead Girls Don't Lie from a roommate . Dorfman was finally cast in the recurring supporting role Ryan Shaver , an openly homosexual student like Dorfman, who receives a tape from the late protagonist Hannah Baker , on which she blames him for her suicide because he wrote her very personal poem without her consent distributed to her classmates. Dorfman played the role in the first two seasons of the series.

In October 2017, Dorfman received the Rising Star Award at the GLAAD Media Awards . In the following month, Dorfman designed his own fashion collection for ASOS .

In the spring of 2019, Dorfman first starred in the play Daddy by author Jeremy O. Harris and directed by Danya Taymor at The New Group in New York City .

Filmography

  • 2009: Foreign Exchange (short film)
  • 2013: In My Skin (short film)
  • 2016: The Yearbook (TV series, three episodes)
  • 2016: i-Witness (TV series, episode 1x2)
  • 2017-2020: Dead Girls Don't Lie ( 13 Reasons Why , TV series, 18 episodes)
  • 2018: Expiration Date (short film)
  • 2019: Fluidity
  • 2019: American Princess (TV series, four episodes)
  • 2019: Jane the Virgin (TV series, eight episodes)
  • 2019: Insatiable (TV series, episodes 2x6–2x7)
  • 2020: Love, Victor (TV series, episode 1x8)

Web links

Commons : Tommy Dorfman  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ André-Naquian Wheeler: tommy dorfman is the 'unapologetically queer' actor from '13 reasons why '. In: Vice . June 5, 2017, accessed March 8, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Savas Abadsidis: 13 Reasons Why Star Tommy Dorfman: Daring to Be Different. In: The Advocate . May 18, 2018, accessed March 8, 2020 .
  3. ↑ This is the relationship status of the stars from "Dead girls don't lie" in Real Life. In: MTV Germany . June 3, 2018, accessed March 8, 2020 .
  4. ^ Tommy Dorfman: Tommy Dorfman Shares What It's Like to Wear Gendered Clothes as a Non-Binary Person. In: Vogue . June 26, 2018, accessed March 8, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Christian Allaire: Tommy Dorfman's Milan Fashion Week Was Full of Bold Beauty Moments. In: Vogue. February 25, 2020, accessed March 8, 2020 .
  6. ^ Nicole Pomarico: Andi Dorfman Is Related To Tommy Dorfman From '13 Reasons Why '& Their Interactions On Social Media Are Too Cute. In: Bustle. April 10, 2017, accessed March 8, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Alisha Boe: Talking to the '13 Reasons Why 'Cast About Stigmas, Storytelling, and Selena. In: W. May 18, 2017, accessed on March 8, 2020 (English).
  8. ↑ Savas Abadsidis: Out 13 Reasons Why Star Tommy Dorfman Responds to Brazilian Homophobia. In: The Advocate. October 17, 2017, accessed March 8, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Alex Davies: 13 Reasons Why: What happened to Ryan Shaver? Why did he leave? In: Daily Express . October 16, 2019, accessed March 8, 2020 .
  10. ^ Beautiful People: Tommy Dorfman Wants to Use Acting for Advocacy. In: Paper Magazine. September 27, 2017, accessed March 8, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Alexandra Loizzo-Desai: Fordham Theater Grad Honored by GLAAD. In: Fordham News. October 31, 2017, accessed March 8, 2020 .
  12. ↑ 13 Reasons Why's Tommy Dorfman Has Released An Awesome Fashion Collection. In: MTV UK . November 5, 2017, accessed March 8, 2020 .
  13. ↑ Max Berlinger: The young actor, who identifies as queer and nonbinary, stars in the Off Broadway play “'Daddy.'” In: The New York Times . March 8, 2019, accessed March 8, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Dorfman, Tommy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor
DATE OF BIRTH May 13, 1992
PLACE OF BIRTH Atlanta , Georgia , USA